SB2020112910 - Buffer overflow in firefox (Alpine package)
Published: November 29, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020112910
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26952)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. The incorrect bookkeeping of functions inlined during JIT compilation when handling out-of-memory errors can trigger memory corruption and allow remote code execution.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.